College students help to expand renewable energy efforts in their community

One professor and a group of students at the University of Toledo in Ohio are doing their part to make their community more environmentally friendly while also lending a hand to their neighbors. 

They are part of a group that has been selected to participate in the Solar in Your Community Challenge, which aims to bring renewable energy to low and moderate income households. 

The group, called Glass City Community Solar, has the potential to receive up to $60,000 in seed funds by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to contribute to this effort. They'll be competing along with 34 other teams to win a $1 million prize that'll be awarded based on the innovation, impact, and replicability of their work. Read more...